Interests

Rock Climbing (Bouldering and Sport Climbing), Lakers Basketball

Headphone Inventory

Sennheiser HD600 (Cardas Cable), Sennheiser HD650 (Stefan AudioArt Equinox), Sennheiser HD660S2 (Hart Audio HC-5), Drop + Dan Clark Audio Aeon Open X (Hart Audio HC-12)

Previously Owned -
Stax SR-Lambda
HIFIMAN Sundara (2020)
Audio Technica ATH-AD2000
Sennheiser: Massdrop x Sennheiser HD6xx, HD555, HD201, PX200, MX400
Grado/Alessandro: HF-1, SR60, MS-1
AKG: K240 Sextett LP (Black Clover Cable), K340, K701
Beyerdynamic DT990 (2005)
Ultimate Ears: Super.fi 5 Pro, Metro.fi 2
Shure E4
Koss: KSC-35, KSC-75, Portapro
Altec Lansing/Etymotic iM716
Yuin PK3

Headphone Amp Inventory

Aune S17 Pro

Previously Owned -
AMB Laboratories: M3 with STEPS Power Supply, Mini3 Desktop Version built by MisterX
Antique Sound Lab MG-Head OTL Mark II
Bottlehead Single Ended eXperimenter with C4S
Flux FA-12 Balanced Class A
Geshelli Labs ERISH2 [E2]
HeadAmp Gilmore Lite v2
Pete Millett: Starving Student Hybrid, Millett Hybrid MiniMAX by Whiplash Audio
Singlepower: PPX3-6CG7, PPX3 SLAM-6SN7
Ray Samuels: HR-2, SR-71, Hornet
Eddie Current: HD300, Lunchbox
Stax SRD-6 Adaptor
Headsave: Go-Vibe V2, Go-Vibe V5
G&W TW-J1
CMoy

Source Inventory

Denafrips Ares I, SMSL D300 (ROHM BD34301EKV MUS-IC DAC), Meridian G07 CD Player, Logitech Squeezebox Touch, Sansa Clip Zip

Previously Owned -
Denafrips Ares II, Chord Mojo, Topping E50, Geshelli Labs JNOG2 [J2] ES9038Q2M Version, Schiit Modi Multibit (ver. 1 and MD218 firmware), Schiit Modi 3 (AKM4490), Marantz CD6004, Meridian 565 Digital Processor/Preamplifier, Assemblage DAC-2 with Parts Upgrade Kit, Assemblage DAC-2 (stock), Parasound D/AC-1100 HD, Parasound AVC-1800, Ack! Industries dAck! 1.2e, Slim Devices Squeezebox 3, EastSound CD-E5, Sony DVP-NC555ES, Sony DVP-S7000 (Japanese Market Version), CI Audio VDA-1, Red Wine Audio Monica 2, MHDT Constantine DAC, MSB Link DAC III, Entech Number Cruncher 203.2, Firestone Audio Fubar, M-Audio Audiophile USB, E-MU 0404 (MisterX mods), Chaintech AV-710, iRiver H120, iPod Video (5th Gen), iPod (4th gen), Sansa Clip+

Cable Inventory

Cardas Headphone Cable HD650/600, Stefan AudioArt Equinox HD650/600, Hart Audio HC-5 modular cable HD650/600, Hart Audio HC-12 modular cable for Dan Clark Aeon Open X, WBC Gotham GAC-4/1 XLR and RCA cables, WBC Gotham GAC-1 SPDIF-Pro Ultrablue Digital Coaxial Cable, Audioblast XLR Cables, AudioQuest Pearl TOSlink Optical Cable, Audioblast HQ-SPK-AP2HD-12AWG speaker cables, Micca speaker cables, Tuneful Cables (Cardas) speaker jumper cables

Previously Owned -
Zu Mobius, Wireworld Luna 5 and Luna 7 RCA Interconnects, Youkamoo balanced XLR cable for Hifiman Sundara, RnB Audio Sky Blue Mini, Blue Jeans Twelve White (Belden 5000UE) Speaker Cables, Blue Jeans (Belden 1694A) digital cable, Wireworld Chroma 5² Digital Coaxial Cable, Guerrilla Audio Copper, Zu Firemine Digital Coaxial, Heartland Cables, Canare Star Quad E-MU 0404 Custom Breakout Cable, MagWires RCA-Mini, Cardas HPI Mini, Cross Roads iPod Line Out Dock.

Power-Related Components

Audiolab DC Block, Monster Power Center HTS1000, 14 AWG hospital grade power cords

Previously Owned -
ONEAC CP1103, Monster Power Bar PB1100, PS Audio Plasma Power Cord, Quail Power Cords.

Other Audio Equipment

Speakers: MoFi Sourcepoint 8, KLH Model Five, Magnepan LRS, Triangle Genese Trio, REL Q150e subwoofer

Pre-amp: Aune S17 Pro
Power Amplifier: Audiophonics MPA-S250NC (Hypex NC252MP Module)
Integrated/Power Amp: Denon PMA-2000IVR
Home Theater Receiver: Denon AVR-3805

Previous speakers:
CSS Audio Criton 1TD, Polk Reserve R200, Polk LSiM703, Quad S2, KEF LS50, KEF Q150, ELAC Debut Reference DBR-62, ELAC Uni-Fi UB5, ELAC Uni-Fi 2.0 UB52, Wharfedale Diamond 12.2, Wharfedale Evo 4.1, Wharfedale Denton 80th Anniversary, Wharfedale Diamond 225, Triangle Borea BR02, JBL Studio 530, Klipsch RP-600M, Infinity R162, Pioneer SP-BS22-LR, Sony Core SS-CS5, Jamo S803

Previous speaker amps/preamps:
Schiit Freya N, IOTAVX SA3, Parasound HCA-1500A, Parasound Model 275, Meridian 565 Preamp

Audio-Related Tweaks

GIK 242 Acoustic Panels, Blu-Tack

Music Preferences

Rock, Pop, Soul, etc.

Favorite Artists:
Sade, Bon Iver, James Blake, Frank Ocean, Big Star, Tame Impala, Dismemberment Plan, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, Spoon, Broken Social Scene, M. Ward, Nick Drake, Elliott Smith, Jeff Buckley, Elvis Costello, The National, The Shins, Wilco, Neko Case, Aimee Mann, Fiona Apple, Feist, The Sundays, Cocteau Twins, Talking Heads, The Replacements, The Pretenders, Radiohead, Bjork, Wu-Tang Clan, Pharcyde, ATCQ, Otis Redding, Stevie Wonder, Prince.

Gender

Male

Gear-Fi

Martin DM Acoustic Guitar, Squier Classic Vibe 60's Telecaster, Fender Vibro Champ XD

Occupation

Clinical Audiologist